by Damodara Rao Dasu

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kamalAmbikE -tODi - roopakam

In this Navavarana kruti Deekshitar extoles the supremacy of Kamalamba whose charm and powers are unsurpassed.He says that she bestows salvation during one's life time itself.This keertana is known as Dhyana Keertana (song of meditation). It praises Devatas of the first zone of Sri Chakra and the presiding deity is Tripura. The rasa or emotion is Srungara (love)

P kamalAmbikE AShrita kalpa latikE chandrikE
kamaneeyAruNAmSukE kara vidhruta SukE
mAmava kamalAmbikE jagadambikE ||
Oh Kamalamba, you are Kalpalata (celestial tree which fullfills our wishes) and you are also Chandika the furious God of demons. You are charming with the glow of crimson rays of the rising Sun. You hold a parrot on your hand. Protect me, oh Kamalamba, the Mother of the universe.
AP kamalAsanAdi poojita kamala padE bahu varadE
kamalAlaya teertha vaibhavESivE karuNArNavE ||
Brahma and the other gods worship your lotus feet. You bestow boons abundantly. Your sacred lotus pond is glorious. You are the consort of Siva and you are ocean of compassion.
C 1 sakala lOka nAyikE sangeeta rasikE
sukavitva pradAyikE sundari gata mAyikE
vikaLEbara mukti dAna nipuNE agha haraNE
viyadAdi bhoota kiraNE vinOda charaNE
sakalE guru guha karaNE sadASivantahkaraNE
a ka cha tapAdi varNE akhanDaika rasa poorNE||
You are the ruler of all the lokas. you are the connosieur of music. You bestow me with the talent of ideal writing . You are charming and you are devoid of delusion. You are expert in granting salvation, dispelling all sins. You illuminate the earth and other elements. You are connoiseur of arts and Shanmukha is dear to you. You are the conscience of Sada Siva. You are praised by all the alphabets in Various "Avaranas" (divisons in Sree Chakra known for mystical powers). You are ever full with the nectar of grace.

kamalAmbA samrakshatu - Ananda bhairavi - Eka

In this kruti Dikshitar enlightens the yogic (mystical) powers of Devi,Sree Chakram and her superiority in annhilating Mahishasura. (Sree chakram is a geometrical diagram which symbolizes various devatas in it. They are propitiated by special mantras)

P kamalAmbA samrakshatu mAm hrutkamala nagara nivAsinee || Oh mother Kamalamba, please protect us. You dwell in our lotus like hearts.
AP sumana sArAdhitAbja mukhee
sundara manah priyakara sakhee
kamalajAnanda bOdha sukhee
kantAtara panjara Sukee ||
You are worshipped by the wise and pious sages. You are the delightful companion of Siva. You engross in supreme bliss. You are like the parrot in the 'om kara' cage.
C 1 tripurAdi chakrEswaree aNimAdi
sidhdhEswaree nitya kAmEswaree
ksitipura trailOkya mOhana chakra
vartinee prakaTa yOginee
sura ripu mahishAsura mardanee
nigama purANAdi samvEdinee
tripurESee guru guha jananee
tripura bhanjana ranjanee
madhu ripu
sahOdaree talOdaree tripura
sundaree mahEswaree||
You have the mystical powers like aNima. (i.e the power of reducing ones own self into microform). You are always worshipped as Kameswari. You are the empress of Bhoopura and the three lokas (earth, nether world and heaven). You are reputed Yogini. You destroyed Mahishasura, the enemy of the Devatas. You are comprehended by the Vedas and Puranas. You are the queen of Tripura and the mother of Shanmukha. You annihilated the demon Tripura. You are the sister of Maha Vishnu. You are slim and beautiful Tripura sundari. You are the consort of lord Siva. ||

kamalAmbAm bhajarE - kaLyANi - Adi

In this kruti Deekshitar says that Lakshmi and Saraswati adore Kamalamba. Sage Durvasa worships her as Yogini.He adds that she is the supreme energy propelling the dynamic universe.This kruti is about propitiating the Devatas in the second zone of Srichakram.(It is a symbolic diagram to worship the Goddess Sridevi).Rasa or emotion of this kruti is Veera (valour)

P kamalAmbAm bhajarE rEmAnasa
kalpita mAyA kAryam tyajarE ||
Oh my mind, chant the name of Mother Kamalamba and get rid off delusion.
AP kamalA vANee sEvita pArswam
kambuja greevam nata dEvam
kamalApura sadanam mrudu gadanAm
kamaneeya radanam kamala vadanam||
Oh Kamalamba,Lakshmi and Saraswati adore you staying by your side. Your neck is like conch. Devatas bow to you. You dwell in Kamalapuram.(Tiruvarur) Your speech is gentle. You have excellent teeth. Your face is charming.
C 1 sarvaSa paripooraka chakra
swAmineem parama Siva kAmineem
durvAsArchita gupta yOgineem
dukha dhwansineem hamsineem
nirvANa nija sukha pradAineem
nitya kaLyANeem kAtyAyineem
SarvANeem madhupa vijaya vENeem
sadguru guha jananeem niranjaneem
garvita bhanDAsura bhanjaneem
kAmAkarshinyAdi ranjaneem
nirviSEsha chaitanya roopiNeem
urvee tatvadviSwa roopiNeem||
You preside over the wish fulfilling Srichakram. You are the consort of the supreme Siva. Sage Durvasa worships your incomprehensible yogic prowess.You dispel sorrow. You move like divine swan. You bestow happiness. You are known as Katyayini and Sarvani.Your hair is darker than a swarm of black bees. You are the enlightened mother of Shanmukha You destroyed the arrogant Bhandasura. You charm the kamyakarshini devatas to make your devotees victorious. You are the supreme energy of the dynamic universe. You are the embodiment of the universe knowing the nature of it very well.

kamalAmbikAyai - kAmbhOji -aTa

In this Kruti Dikshitar praises Kamalambika the presiding Goddess of SriChakram. The kruti propitiates the devatas in the fourth zone of Srichakram and was written in the fourth vibhakthi (case).This kruthi is considered to create emotion of fear (Bhayanaka rasa). He adds that she is the embodiment of Satchitanandam ( truth, conciousness, bliss.) and the bestower of prosperity.

P kamalAmbikAyai kanakAmSukAyai
karpoora veeTikAyai namastE namastE ||
My salutations are for Mother Sridevi whose dress is golden, whose mouth is red with camphored 'tamboolam'.
AP kamalA kAntAnujAyai kAmEswaryai ajAyai
hima giri tanujAyai hreemkAra poojyAyai
kamalAnagara vihAriNyAyai khala samooha samhariNyAyai
kamaneeya ratna hAriNyAyai
kali kalmasha pari hAriNyAyai ||
Salutations to the sister of Lakshmi's husband Vishnu,who is Kameswari, who is eternal, who is the daughter of Himalayas, who is worshipped with the 'Mantra' 'hrim', who graces at Kamalanagara ( Tiruvarur) who annihilated multitudes of demons, who is adorned with diamond necklaces, and who dispels the evils of Kaliyuga.
C 1 sakala sowbhAgya dAya kAmbhOja charaNyAyai
samksObhiNyAdi Sakti yuta chaturthA varaNAyai
prakaTa chaturdaSa bhuvana bharaNAyai
prabala guru guha sampradAyAntah karaNAyai
akalanka roopa varNAyai aparNAyai suvarNAyai
sukara dhruta chApa bANAyai SObhanakara manu kONAyai
sukumkumAdi lEpanAyai charAcharAdi kalpanAyai
chikura vijita neela ghanAyai
chidAnanda poorNa ghanAyai||
My salutations are for Sreedevi who bestows all prosperity,whose feet are lotus like, who presides the fourth zone of Srichakram that has the power of Sankshobini and other saktis, who bears the burden of fourteen lokas, who is the powerful conscience in all traditions observed by Guha, whose form is unblemished, who is Aparna, who is the supreme, who holds bow and arrow, who is the most auspicious, who is fragrant with vermillion and other cosmetics, who is the creator of dynamic and static objects whose curly tresses surpass the beauty of blue clouds and who is the embodiment of Sat,Chit, Ananda (truth, conciousness, and bliss).

kamalAmbikAyA - punnAgavarALi - roopakam

In this kruti pertaining to the worshipping of the sixth zone of Srichakram, Dikshitar describes the various weapons of Sridevi, her glory, her beauty and her powers. This is in sixth vibhakti (case)

P kamalAmbikAyA stava bhaktOham
SankaryAh SreekaryAh sangeeta rasikAyah ||
I am the devotee of Kamalambika the consort of Siva .She bestows prosperity. She is the connoseur of music.
AP suma SarEkshu kOdanDa pASAnkuSa pANyAh
ati madhura tara vANyAh SarvANyAh kalyANyAh
ramaNeeya punnaga varALi vijita vENyAh ||
Her bow is sugarcane and her arrows are flowers. She wields a cord and a goad on her hands. Her speech is sweet. Her beautiful hair humbles a row of black bees.
C 1 dasa kaLAtmaka vahni swaroopa prakASAnta
rdaSAra sarva rakshAkara chakrEswaryAh
tridasAdi nuta kacha varga dvaya sarvajnAdi
daSa Sakti samEta mAlinee chakrEswaryAh
tridaSa vimSadvarNa garbhiNee kunDalinyAh
daSa mudrAsamArAdhita koLinyAh
daSaraDhAdi nuta guru guha janaka Siva bhOdinyAh
daSa karaNavrutti mareechini garbha yOginyAh ||
She is effulgent and is the embodiment of all arts. She is chakreswari the protector with ten powers. She is adored by Devatas as omnicient. She is worshipped by ten mudras of dance. She is Kundalini Sakti composed of all fifty letters. She preaches the philosophy of Siva the father of Guha. Dasaratha and others worship him. She is the divine embodiment of Devatas that control the sensory organs and the organs of action. I am the devotee of such supreme Sridevi.

KanjadaLAyatAkshi-KamaLA manOhari- Adi

In this kruti Dikshitar pays obeisance to the supreme goddess Kamakshi the consort of Ekamreswara.He praises her divine beauty and splendour.

P kanjadaLAyatAkshi KAmAKshi
KamaLA Manohari tripura sundari ||
O Kamakshi, your eyes are beautiful like lotus petals. You are very dear to Lakshmi. You are the beautiful Tripura Sundari.
AP KunjaragamanE maNi manDita manjula CharaNE mAmava
Siva panjara Suki pankaja mukhi
guru guha ranjani durita bhanjani niranjani ||
Your gait is like the majestic walk of an elephant. Your pretty feet are adorned with gems,please protect me. You are like a Parrot in the heart of siva. Your face is beautiful like a lotus. You delight Guru Guha. You are dispassionate in dispelling sins.
C 1 raka SaSi vadanE suradanE
rakshita madanE ratna sadanE
Sree kAnchana vasanE surasanE
SrungArAsraya manda hasanE
EkAnEkAkshari bhuvanEswari
EkAnandamrita Jhari bhAswari
EkAgramanO laya kari
Sreekari EkAmrESa gruhESwari Sankari ||
Your face is beautiful like the full moon. You have excellent teeth. You protected Manmadha, the God of love. Your throne is diamond studded and your dress is golden and rich. Your heart is full of love and your smile is gentle. You are the supreme goddess of the universe and can be chanted with one or more letters. You are the stream of nectarine bliss and you are effulgent. My mind immerses in you by concentration. You are the bestower of prosperity. You are Sankari the exemplary consort of EkamreSwara.